| Family | GESNERIACEAE |
| Genus species | Primulina atropurpurea (W.T.Wang) Mich.Möller & A.Weber |
| Synonyms | Chirita atropurpurea W.T.Wang |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Description | acaulescent, leaves petiolate, narrowly ovate, 2-3cm, coriaceous, sparsely appresed pubescent, eglandular, broadly cuneate, entire, obtuse, cymes 2-flowered, corolla ca. 4cm |
| Size | 8-12cm |
| Color | purple |
| Bloom | early spring |
| Ca | + |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | rock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1 month, 13-18°C division in spring and in late summer; leaf cuttings in summ |
| Territory |
Asia-Temperate
China (China Southeast) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | GESNERIACEAE
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